The U.S. army or Marines once had an ad campaign more or less saying “This is not a job it’s an adventure.” As our first year students march and shout, I’m glad I don’t have to partake of this adventure. I was surprised to hear them on Saturday of a long weekend at 6:45 am.

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It’s Tomb Sweeping Day, when people are supposed to tidy up their ancestors’ tombs. If they like they can buy these fake clothes and jewelry for their ancestors. You can see the cars they can buy here.

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Today is Mid-Autumn Festival in China and the common gift is mooncakes. Above you see the ones my school gave me. Throughout the neighborhood there are vendors selling these cakes, which I’ve learned can be used as a secondary currency creating problems of corruption.

I don’t like the one’s with bean paste, but the nut-filled ones are okay. The trick for me is to eat about a quarter of a cake a day. They’re pretty heavy and the sweetness can get excessive.

We all know who discovered and refined tea, the Chinese. Yesterday a friend and I were invited for tea at a Communist training center. This big wig, who’s also an artist, poured us cup after little cup of Chinese tea. Note how they warm the pot by pouring water all over the outside of it.